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An Act of Murder (1948)

1948-12-05 · 1h 31m · EN
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MERCY or MURDER? Can you condemn this man?

A stern hard-liner judge commits euthanasia to save his terminally ill wife from further suffering. He decides to kill her by driving the both of them off a cliff. He succeeds in ending her pain, but unfortunately he survives and ends up turning himself in with a full confession. Now it is up to his brilliant lawyer to defend him.

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Fredric MarchFredric MarchJudge Calvin CookeEdmond O'BrienEdmond O'BrienDavid DouglasFlorence EldridgeFlorence EldridgeCatherine CookeGeraldine BrooksGeraldine BrooksEllie CookeStanley RidgesStanley RidgesDoctor Walter MorrisonJohn McIntireJohn McIntireJudge OgdenWill WrightWill WrightJudge Jim WilderVirginia BrissacVirginia BrissacMrs. RussellClarence MuseClarence MuseMr. Pope

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JudgeEuthanasia

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityJudge · EuthanasiaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference234345Actor preference256461 · 253097 · 161361Country preferenceUs

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A stern hard-liner judge commits euthanasia to save his terminally ill wife from further suffering. He decides to kill her by driving the both of them off a cliff. He succeeds in ending her pain, but unfortunately he survives and ends up turning himself in with a full confession. Now it is up to his brilliant lawyer to defend him.

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An Act of Murder has a runtime of 91 minutes.

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